I’m looking to download a number of educational youtube videos for future reference. Looking for a reliable way to download videos. OS is Ubuntu. FF extensions and docker containers all good. I don’t really want to install an executable on bare metal unless it is a flatpak.

My goal is for the downloaded videos to be accessed locally via jellyfin. Jellyfin is already sorted.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    You should listen to all the yt-dlp comments, but I’ve always had trouble getting all the yt-dl variants to just download the best version and subtitles consistently.

    I use 4K Video Downloader, and it’s easier to use. It has a 30 video per day limit is all, which is more than I need.

    • refalo@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      the best version is always the default for me on yt-dlp, that and --embed-subs has always worked perfectly for me, weird you’ve had issues with it, this is the first I’ve heard of anyone having that problem.

      • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        31·
        6 months ago

        Maybe the command line version is consistent, but day to day I prefer not to do command line. I’ve tried like 5 different GUIs and they all have failed downloads, incorrect formats, and other issues just doing test downloads. I don’t know why, but it’s been a problem every time for me.

        • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
          49·
          6 months ago

          Well there’s your problem.

          Learn how to actually use a computer.

            • Ace! _SL/S@ani.socialEnglish
              5·
              6 months ago

              True, that guy seems like a jerk

              Also, if you only want the highest quality using the command line version is easy as running

              yt-dlp “link”

              for example:

              yt-dlp “https://m.youtube.com/watchv=dQw4w9WgXcQ”

              Although it needs ffmpeg too for certain websites that have seperate audio and video streams. Maybe that’s why your previous experiences have been wonky

            • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
              16·
              6 months ago

              If you want to use a computer you’re going to need to learn how to use it.

              It’s not reasonable to expect maintainers of a very nice Python CLI tool to also maintain a GUI that works perfectly with it. Just look at the manpage if you need to find an option.